The regulations provide rules to determine how community income is treated under section 66 for certain married individuals in community property states who do not file joint individual Federal income tax returns. The regulations also reflect changes in the law made by the IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998.
US Code:
26 USC 6103
Name of Law: Confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return information
US Code:
26 USC 66
Name of Law: Treatment of community income
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